Teleological reasoning about nature: Intentional design or relational perspectives?

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 166-171

  Ojalehto, bethany ^a   Waxman, Sandra R ^a   Medin, Douglas L ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Natural kinds; Perspective taking; Relational and ecological reasoning; Teleological reasoning

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL EXPERTISE; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; LIVING THINGS; NATURAL KINDS; PERSPECTIVE TAKING; RELATIONAL AND ECOLOGICAL REASONING; SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION; TELEOLOGICAL REASONING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CELL CULTURE; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

ECOLOGY;

RAIN;

CLOUD; COGNITION; ECOLOGY; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENT; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; PEDIATRICS; PHILOSOPHY; REVIEW; TELEOLOGY;

COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; NATURE; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 84875811529     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: 1879307X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2013.02.006     Document Type: Review

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